Metal wheel



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METAL WHEEL. A

Application filed March 9, 1922. Serial No. 542,469.

To all 'wlw-m t may cfoowervt: in which is secured the sheet metal disk12,

Be it known that ll, WTILLIAM H. MORGAN, the disk having a central holegreater 'than 55 a citizen of the United States, and a resident the boreof the hub, and preferably be t of Alliance, in the county of Stark andState inwardly as shown at 13 to provide forA of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and use* ple support for the center of the disk '13. fulImprovements in Metal Wheels; and l This disk is preferably providedadjacent do hereby declare the following to be a full, its center with aseries of holes, shown in 60 clear, and exact description of theinvention, dotted lines in Figure 1 into which the metal such as willenable others skilled in the art of the hub enters during the. operationof lo to which it appertains to make and use the casting or forging thehub in order to same. solidly unite the disk and hub.

My invention relates to metal wheels for ln the construction of thewheel, the sheet `65 vehicles, particularly those of the self prometaldisk is placed within the mold and pelledV type employing demountablerims, when the hub is poured, or cast, the metal of l5 and it consistsin a wheel made of two sec' the latter enters the holes in the sheetmetal tions, the hub section carrying the felly, and disk and forms anintegral. structure. the other or removable section which is self thehub be forged the disk12 will be 70 cured to the hub, constituting theoutermemapplied after the hub has been shaped or ber of the wheel andcarrying a rim locking shaped su'iciently to receive the same.

flange, the construction being such that the The brake drum 14: issecured to the inner wheel can be adapted for any make of autoface ofthe disk 12 by rivets or otherwise, mobile or self propelled truck; canbe readily and the. outer edge or periphery of the disk 75 and cheaplyconstructed and disassembled to is inclined outwardly andv upwardly asremove a tire by simply removing the hub shown at 15 to form a seat forthe felly 16 cap and a lock nut, the two parts constitutwhich may beeither of sheet or cast metal ing 'the body of the wheel being so shapedas preferred. lf made of cast metal, it is to provide for the greatestpossible strength placed in the mold and united to the disk 8Gsidewiseso as to prevent breakage or colduring the operation of castingthe hub, but lapsing from side pressure such as'centrfl prefer to makeit of sheet metal and se- 'ugal force in going around curves, skiddingcure it on its inclined seat of the disk 12 by or being side swiped orside ditched all of welding, or by rivetingas shown in Fig. which throwthe major part of the weight of ure il. 85 the car and its load sidewiseonY the wheels. This felly constitutes a seat for the rim lt furtherconsists in the details of conand its inner edge is turned upwardly andstruction as will be more fully described and inwardly as at 17 to forma retaining flange pointed out in the claims. for the inner edge of thedemountable rims. ln the accompanying drawings; Figure l The vouterportion of the hub is made cy 90 isa view in section of a rear ordriving lindrical to receive the cast or forged metal wheel embodying myinvention; Figure 2 is ring 18 which has a close, but longitudinally asimilar view of a front wheel; Figure 3 is sliding fit on vthe hub, andis keyedo the an end view of the cap and lock nut; Figlatter as at.19 soas to turn therewith. nEhe ure 4 is a view showing a modification olfsheet metal disk 20 is provide-d with a central 95 the means forsecuring the felly and rim seopening' within which the ring 18 issecured curing flange to the wheel member? and Figby casting or forging,so as to constitute an ure 5 is a View similar to Figure 4 withA the`integral part ofthe same, and is made dlsh parts 16 and 22 omitted.shaped as lshown in Figure l, and provided 10 represents the hub of arear wheel, at its periphery with an outwardly and up- 1Go which is madeof cast or forged metal and wardly turned flange 2l to receive andsupprovided with a tapering bore adapted to port the clamping ring forthe demountable be keyed to the driving axle in -the usual rim which isheld in place by the outwardly and well known manner. and upwardlyturned flange 2l. This clamp- This hub is enlarged at its inner end anding ring 22 is made. of sheet metal weldedor 105 is provided with aperipheral flange 11 withriveted to the flange 2l and constitutes thethe outer edge of the elly,

ror inclined peripheries 15 and outer flange to engage the outer edge ofthe demountable rim. The ring 22 is provided with a cylindrical portionthe said cylindrical portion being, of a length'suliicient to providefor the necessary movement of the ring 22 to engage the outer edge ofthe telly and support the latter and bear with suliicient pressure onthe" rim to hold the latter in place 'irrespective of any slightirregularities in the shape orsize of the latter. Instead of employing'aseparate felly 16, and a separate clamping ring 22, the turned 21 may.constitute the fellly or se -t for the rim as shown in Figure5. v l Thelhnb of the rear or' driving wheel is the well known and keyed to theaxle in y nov change, or alterausual mannerv so that tion will berequired the' wheelsy are designed and the outer or i rim clampingsection 18-20 and 22 is keyed to the'hub, as at 19 for Ithe purpose ofpositively driving the said outer vor clamping sectionipreventing anyindependent rotary movement between the said parts -and for Tha-,portionof .the hub 1o 0nwhi'ch the ring18is mounted, is `as-bef'ore stated, cy-

. lindrical so that the ring may have aA free sliding movement thereon,and the ring is adjusted 'and held in place by the clamping i The wheelabove described is the rear l thread, and-the clamping or liock. nutv 23which has a right hand lock nut is held against movement by the -screwlcap 24which isof the. ordinary construction screwed to the'uextreme,end of the hub, and vis cup shaped tohousethe nut (not shown) whichsecures the hub on" the axle.

I The disk 12 which assists in carrying ythe felly is lslightly dishshaped outwardly from theihub to the Jfelly and the disk` 20 of theouterisection ofthe wheel has a greater inclinationinwardly from theh`ub to theA felly forthe purpose of providing a wide base n and alsofor adding lateral strength to the Wheel 4and for preventing the disksfrom.

vbending or collapsing under any shocks to which fthe tireV maybesubjected driving wheel. v The front wheel shown in Figure 2is identicalwith-the latter except that it has no ,brake drum --and the bore ofquently the is constructed to rotate on the stub axles of the machineandis' constructed to receive the 'roller bearings ordinarily employed.'i v lV-,The entire Wheel is composed of but four parts including thenut and the, cap, conseit can assembled and whennished resemble :thestandard disk wheels now in' use.

`It is evident that many slight changes member-Seed xw' feel-V@mengewhich underlies in the car for whichv ring and provided at be`cheaply manufactured 'and 1. In a metal Wheel, a metal hub, a sheet lmetal disk integrally secured to the hub and provided at its peripheryw/i-th `a flanged felly for Ithe rim, a metal ring slidable on Said hub,a disk integrally secured to the ring and provided at its outer edgewith a clamping flange, and means for locking the ring to andadjusting'it onthe hub.

2. In a metal wheel,a metal hub, a sheet -metal disk separate from lbutintegrally secured to the hub,` a sheet 'metal rim carrying "felly atthe periphery of the disk, a metal ring slidable-on said hub, a SheetmetalA disk integrally secured to'the'ring and provided at its peripherywith a rim clamping -ange, andinieans ,for locking the ring to andadjusting ity on the hu 3. In a metal wheel, a metat hub, -a sheet metaldis-k integrally secured to the hub, and provided at its periphery witha flanged felly for the rim, a metal ring slidable on said hub, a sheetmetal disk integrally secured to said ring, a rim clamping flange rigidwlth the periphery of said `last mentioned disk, and means for lockingthe ring on the hub.

4. In a metal wheel, a vmetal hub, a sheet metal disk separate cured tothe hub and provided at its ,periphery with an integral rim carryingfelly having a peripheral flange, a metal ring slidable on said hub, a.sheet metal disk integrally secured flange integrally secured to theperiphery of said latter disk and vmeans Jfor locking the ring on thehub, y 5.' I n a metal wheel,` ametal hub,.a sheet metal disk integrallysecured to the hub and provided-at its periphery with a rim carryingfelly and stopyflange for the rim, a metal ring slidabilymountedo thehub, la sheet metal disk integrally secured to the Iits periphery witli`a circular stop flange for thelrim,tthe inner disk having an inclinationfrom the hub outwardly and the outer disk having aninto sald ring, a rimclamping,

from but integrally ,se-

clina-tion from the ring inwardly, and means disk secured to the ring bycasting-the latter In testimony whereof, I have signed this on the disk,the said latter disk having an specification in the prsence of twosubscrib! outwardlyinclined peripheral edge, a rim ing Witnesses.

holding flange secured to said inclined edge, WILLIAM H. MORGAN. 5 andadapted to cooperate with `the flange on Witnesses: Y

the felly and means for securing the ring A. W. BRIGHT,

to vthe hule.`

i AUSTIN JAMES CLARE.'

